# US 2021/0278936 A1 · Electrophysiological user interface

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- Number: US 2021/0278936 A1
- Document ID: US20210278936A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/141,754
- Filed: 2021-01-05
- Published: 2021-09-09
- Earliest claimed: 2020-03-09
- Assignees: Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Applicants: Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Inventors: Natan Sharon Katz; Benjamin Cohen; Vladimir Dvorkin; Roman Idov
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210278936A1

## CPC

- A61B 5/7435: {Displaying user selection data, e.g. icons in a graphical user interface}
- A61B 5/339: Displays specially adapted therefor
- A61B 5/367: Electrophysiological study [EPS], e.g. electrical activation mapping or electro-anatomical mapping
- A61B 5/4836: {Diagnosis combined with treatment in closed-loop systems or methods (A61B5/0036 takes precedence)}
- A61B 34/25: {User interfaces for surgical systems}
- G06F 3/015: {Input arrangements based on nervous system activity detection, e.g. brain waves [EEG] detection, electromyograms [EMG] detection, electrodermal response detection}
- G06F 3/04815: Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional [3D], e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
- G06F 3/0482: Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
- G06F 3/04842: Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence)
- G06T 11/65: on geographic maps
- G16H 20/40: relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
- G16H 30/20: for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
- G16H 30/40: for processing medical images, e.g. editing
- G16H 40/63: for local operation
- A61B 18/1492: {having a flexible, catheter-like structure, e.g. for heart ablation (A61B18/1477 takes precedence)}
- A61B 2018/00351: {Heart}
- A61B 2018/00577: {Ablation}
- A61B 2018/00821: {measured by a thermocouple}
- A61B 2018/00875: {Resistance or impedance}
- A61B 2034/105: {Modelling of the patient, e.g. for ligaments or bones}
- A61B 2034/254: {being adapted depending on the stage of the surgical procedure}
- G06T 2210/41: Medical
- G16H 40/40: for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
- G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA

## Abstract

In one embodiment, a medical mapping method includes receiving position data from a positioning sub-system configured to sense a position of a probe inserted into a body cavity of a living subject, computing position coordinates of a distal end of the probe, rendering to a display a user interface screen including a display pane including an anatomical map of the body cavity responsively to the computed position coordinates, and a tab-based menu above the pane, receiving a user selection selecting a tab of the tab-based menu, and showing a horizontal ribbon of the selected tab above the pane in the user interface screen responsively to the received user selection.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A medical mapping method comprising:
receiving position data from a positioning sub-system configured to sense a position of a probe inserted into a body cavity of a living subject;
computing position coordinates of a distal end of the probe responsively to the position data;
rendering to a display a user interface screen including:
a display pane including an anatomical map of the body cavity responsively to the computed position coordinates; and
a tab-based menu above the pane;
receiving a user selection selecting a tab of the tab-based menu; and
showing a horizontal ribbon of the selected tab above the pane in the user interface screen responsively to the received user selection.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the display pane is not resized or partially hidden responsively to the showing of the horizontal ribbon.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
receiving a user selection of a selectable control of the ribbon; and
showing a contextual tab in the user interface screen responsively to the user selection of the selectable control, the contextual tab including other selectable controls.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The method according to claim 3, wherein the other selectable controls of the contextual tab include controls to create a new map or a new anatomical structure from an existing map.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
receiving a user selection of a point on the anatomical map; and
showing a contextual tab in the user interface screen responsively to the user selection of the point, the contextual tab including data about the selected point.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the ribbon includes at least one data readout element about any one or more of the following: ablation data; a tissue property; a selected point of the anatomical map; and tool connectivity.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the ribbon includes at least one control to perform any one or more of the following: creation of the anatomical map; formatting the anatomical map; creation of an anatomical structure; editing the anatomical map; configuring the probe, taking a screen snapshot of the pane; recording the pane; selecting a preset layout of which panes to show; and creating custom layouts.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
receiving a user selection of a selectable control of the ribbon to add the selectable control to a quick access toolbar; and
showing a miniaturized representation of the selectable control in the quick access toolbar.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
receiving at least one signal from at least one sensor of the probe; and
rendering the anatomical map responsively to the at least one signal.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The method according to claim 9, further comprising sensing electrical signals of the body cavity with at least one electrode of the probe, wherein the rendering the anatomical map includes rendering the anatomical map with electrophysiological data indicators responsively to the sensed electrical signals.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, further comprising rendering a representation of the probe in the display pane responsively to the computed position coordinates.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, further comprising rendering ablation indicators on the anatomical map.

### Claim 13

A medical system, comprising: a probe including a distal end, and configured to be inserted into a body cavity of a living subject; a positioning sub-system configured to sense a position of the probe; a display; and a processor configured to:
receive position data from the positioning sub-system;
compute position coordinates of the distal end of the probe responsively to the position data;
render to the display a user interface screen including:
a display pane including an anatomical map of the body cavity responsively to the computed position coordinates; and
a tab-based menu above the pane;
receive a user selection selecting a tab of the tab-based menu; and
show a ribbon of the selected tab in the user interface screen responsively to the received user selection.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The system according to claim 13, wherein the display pane is not resized or partially hidden responsively to the showing of the horizontal ribbon.

### Claim 15 (depends on 13)

The system according to claim 13, wherein the processor is configured to:
receive a user selection of a selectable control of the ribbon; and
show a contextual tab in the user interface screen responsively to the user selection of the selectable control, the contextual tab including other selectable controls.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The system according to claim 15, wherein the other selectable controls of the contextual tab include controls to create a new map or a new anatomical structure from an existing map.

### Claim 17 (depends on 13)

The system according to claim 13, wherein the processor is configured to:
receive a user selection of a point on the anatomical map; and
show a contextual tab in the user interface screen responsively to the user selection of the point, the contextual tab including data about the selected point.

### Claim 18 (depends on 13)

The system according to claim 13, wherein the ribbon includes at least one data readout element about any one or more of the following: ablation data;
a tissue property; a selected point of the anatomical map; and tool connectivity.

### Claim 19 (depends on 13)

The system according to claim 13, wherein the ribbon includes at least one control to perform any one or more of the following: creation of the anatomical map; formatting the anatomical map; creation of an anatomical structure; editing the anatomical map; configuring the probe, taking a screen snapshot of the pane; recording the pane; selecting a preset layout of which panes to show; and creating custom layouts.

### Claim 20 (depends on 13)

The system according to claim 13, wherein the processor is configured to:
receive a user selection of a selectable control of the ribbon to add the selectable control to a quick access toolbar; and
show a miniaturized representation of the selectable control in the quick access toolbar.

### Claim 21 (depends on 13)

The system according to claim 13, wherein:
the probe includes at least one sensor; and
the processor is configured to:
receive at least one signal from the at least one sensor of the probe; and
render the anatomical map responsively to the at least one signal.

### Claim 22 (depends on 21)

The system according to claim 21, wherein:
the probe includes at least one electrode, which is configured to sense electrical signals of the body cavity; and
the processor is configured to render the anatomical map with electrophysiological data indicators responsively to the sensed electrical signals.

### Claim 23 (depends on 13)

The system according to claim 13, wherein the processor is configured to render a representation of the probe in the display pane responsively to the computed position coordinates.

### Claim 24 (depends on 13)

The system according to claim 13, wherein the processor is configured to render ablation indicators on the anatomical map.

### Claim 25

A software product, comprising a non-transient computer-readable medium in which program instructions are stored, which instructions, when read by a central processing unit (CPU), cause the CPU to:
receive position data from a positioning sub-system configured to sense a position of a probe inserted into a body cavity of a living subject;
compute position coordinates of a distal end of the probe responsively to the position data;
render to a display a user interface screen including:
a display pane including an anatomical map of the body cavity responsively to the computed position coordinates; and
a tab-based menu above the pane;
receive a user selection selecting a tab of the tab-based menu; and
show a ribbon of the selected tab in the user interface screen responsively to the received user selection.